Medical University of South Carolina Nov 25 2024 Regenerative medicine holds the extraordinary promise that future patients in need of new cells, tissues or organs will no longer have to rely on donors. Organ shortages and cell type mismatches will become past problems, replaced by safe, on-demand options for anyone who needs a transplant.  This revolutionary field still faces many challenges, including the nontrivial task of convincing stem cells to differentiate into desired cell types for